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Branch Rickey [electronic resource]

By Breslin, Jimmy.
OverDrive, Inc.

Published 2010. by Viking, New York

ISBN 9781101476031

Bib Id 1542345

Description 1 online resource (147 p.)

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01958nam a2200421Ka 4500
ISBN
9781101476031 (eBook)
Author
Breslin, Jimmy.
Title
Branch Rickey [electronic resource]
Description
1 online resource (147 p.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147) and index.
Summary
A bestselling author remembers the man who integrated baseball. The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever.
Subject
Rickey, Branch,--1881-1965.
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)--Presidents--Biography.
Baseball team owners--United States--Biography.
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OverDrive, Inc.
Series
Penguin lives series.
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Electronic Access

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